Covent Garden

城市概覽

Covent Garden takes its name from history; it used to be Convent Garden many years ago and over the years, the name has changed to Covent Garden. This is an extensive area of high-density building and narrow streets, officially bounded by High Holborn and New Oxford Street to the north, by Kingsway to the east, by the Strand to the south and by Charing Cross Road to the west. For all practical purposes, however, the district can also be seen to extend down to The Embankment along the Thames between Northumberland Avenue and Hungerford Bridge and to The Temple. The main focus of the Covent Garden district for visitors is the Covent Garden Market Piazza. Further north, a secondary focus is Seven Dials, an intersection of seven streets, marked by a tall pillar with (you guessed it) seven (sun) dials. It is very easy for visitors to move on from here by foot to the attractions around Trafalgar and Leicester Squares, to Soho and to Bloomsbury.

如何抵達

Owing to the London Congestion Charge and the general shortage of parking spaces (plus stringent parking restrictions and fines), it is highly recommended that visitors to the area consider public transport to access the district.

By Tube This district is well served by the following Tube stations, all in Zone 1:

Covent Garden (Piccadilly line). Exiting Covent Garden Tube Station, turn right (southwards, downhill) to walk to the Piazza, or turn left (northwards) to find the main shopping areas of Long Acre, Neal Street and Seven Dials. Covent Garden is one of the few Tube stations to lack escalators, instead having four lifts. Because of this, it gets extremely busy and TfL recommends using another station if possible. Leicester Square (Piccadilly and Northern lines). The distance between Leicester Square and Covent Garden stations on the Piccadilly line is the shortest on the whole London Tube network (just 260 metres (280 yards)). It is faster to walk between the two stations. Holborn (Piccadilly and Central lines). Tottenham Court Road (Northern, Central and Elizabeth lines). Embankment (Bakerloo, District, Circle and Northern lines). Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines).

By train 1 Charing Cross mainline station, Charing Cross, WC2N 5DR. Southeastern provides services to southeast England, as well as Woolwich and Lewisham. All trains stop at London Waterloo and Waterloo East. Southeastern trains to:

Kent – Ashford International, Dartford, Dover, Gravesend, Hythe, Ramsgate, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks East Sussex – Hastings 2 London Waterloo station, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8SW (south of the River Thames), ☏ +44 345 711 4141. South Western Railway has trains from London Waterloo to more destinations in southeast England, including: Basingstoke, Reading, Windsor, Winchester, Weymouth, Portsmouth, Guildford and Salisbury. (updated Apr 2024)

By bus Over 30 bus routes serve Covent Garden. They are: 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 24, 25

必看景點

Landmarks 1 Charing Cross and Charing Cross Station. Old train station with an enormous office and shopping complex in glass and pale stone. A lavish hotel is also on the site. The name comes from the Queen Eleanor (13th century) gothic pillar outside the station, which is actually a Victorian-era replica. Charing Cross Road was once famous for its vintage book shops, but these have now largely disappeared due to high rents and online competition; however, the road is still home to one of London's largest bookshops, Foyle's. (updated May 2024) 2 Cleopatra's Needle, Victoria Embankment, along the Thames (Tube: Embankment DIS CIR NOR ). Cleopatra's Needle originated in the ancient Egyptian city of Heliopolis, in the Temple of Atum, but the Romans moved it to Alexandria in 12 BC. In 1819, viceroy Mehemet Ali presented Cleopatra's Needle to the British, commemorating military victories in Egypt, but it remained in Alexandria until 1877 when transportation was arranged to bring it to London. On the voyage, the ship capsized in a storm, killing six crewmembers. Cleopatra's Needle was thought to be lost, but Spanish trawlers found it afloat a few days later, and after some repairs, it arrived in London on 21 Jan 1878. The obelisk is flanked by two faux-sphinxes, which show the effects of bombings of London during World War II. Today, Cleopatra's Needle shows some wear from exposure to London's damp weather. 3 Covent Garden Piazza and Central Market (Tube: Covent Garden PIC ). Once an important working market, and the backdrop for the musical My Fair Lady, Covent Garden today is a covered shopping mall with shops predominantly selling clothing, but also gifts and cosmetics, as well as stalls selling handicrafts (Tu-Su) or antiques (M), and restaurants. It's well worth a visit just for the attractive ambience, with classical musicians busking in the lower part of the market and a famous location for street entertainers. There is a popular pub, The Punch and Judy Taver

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Theatres

Along with neighbouring Leicester Square, this is the capital of London's theatreland. For current programmes please check the relevant theatre website or the Official London Theatre listings. Budget travellers should look for last minute bookings and off-peak performances. Most of the booking office numbers given will only work from within the United Kingdom. If you want to make a booking from overseas, use the relevant website.

1 Adelphi Theatre, Strand, WC2E 7NA, ☏ +44 844 412 4651. 2 Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych, WC2B 4DF. 3 Ambassador's Theatre, West St, WC2H 9ND, ☏ +44 844 8112 334. 4 Cambridge Theatre, 32-34 Earlham St, WC2 9HU, ☏ +44 844 412 4652. 5 Donmar Warehouse, Earlham St, WC2H 9LX, ☏ +44 844 871 7624. 6 Duke of York's Theatre, St. Martin's Ln, WC2N 4BG, ☏ +44 870 060 6623. 7 Fortune Theatre, Russell Street,Covent Garden, WC2B 5HH. 8 Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington Street, WC2E 7RQ. (updated Dec 2017) 9 Gillian Lynne Theatre (New London Theatre), Drury Ln, WC2B 5PW, ☏ +44 844 412 4654. 10 Noel Coward Theatre (The Albery), St. Martin's Ln, WC2N 4AA, ☏ +44 870 950 0920. 11 Novello Theatre, 5 Aldwych, WC2B 4LD. Home of Mamma Mia since 1999. 12 Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Ave, WC2N 5DE, ☏ +44 870 060 6631. 13 Savoy Theatre, Strand, WC2R 0ET, ☏ +44 844 871 7627. 14 Shaftesbury Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Ave, WC2H 8DP. 15 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Catherine St, WC2B 5JF. 16 St Martin's Theatre, West St, WC2H 9NZ, ☏ +44 844 499 1515. The theatre which has been showing Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap continuously since 1952! 17 The Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JP, ☏ +44 870 060 6629. 18 Wyndham's Theatre, 32-36 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0DA, ☏ +44 844 482 5120. 19 Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0HH, ☏ +44 844 579 1974.

Opera 20 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, WC2E 9DD (Tube: Covent Garden PIC ), ☏ +44 20 7304-4000. One of the world's great opera and ballet venues. Peak time tickets are lik

購物

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